José Oscar Herrera

José Herrera
Personal information
Full nameJosé Oscar Herrera Corominas
Date of birthJune 17, 1965
Place of birthTala, Uruguay
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1989Peñarol97(12)
1989–1990Figueres23(5)
1990–1995Cagliari148(13)
1995–1996Atalanta41(2)
1997Cruz Azul12(1)
1997–1998Newell's Old Boys11(0)
1998Peñarol11(1)
1999Racing Montevideo27(8)
2000Montevideo Wanderers31(2)
2001Peñarol5(1)
2001Shandong Luneng?(?)
2001Bandung8(0)
2002Montevideo Wanderers
2003Peñarol
National team
1988–1997Uruguay56(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Oscar Herrera Corominas (born June 17, 1965 in Tala) is a former Uruguayan international footballer who played 56 times for the Uruguay national team.[1] He was part of the squad that won the Copa América 1995.[2]

Herrera started his playing career with Peñarol where he was part of two championship winning squads in (1985 & 1986) and a winner of the Copa Libertadores in 1987.

In 1989 he joined Figueres of Spain, and in 1990 he joined Cagliari in Italy where he played over 100 games for the club.

In 1995 he joined Atalanta and in 1996 he moved to Mexico to play for Cruz Azul. In 1997 he played for Newell's Old Boys of Argentina.

Herrera returned to Uruguay later in his career where he played for Peñarol, Racing Club de Montevideo and Montevideo Wanderers.

Titles

Season Team Title
1985Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1986Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1987Uruguay Peñarol Copa Libertadores
1995Uruguay Uruguay Copa América

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